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By JENNIFER DERICKS
April 18, 2024
SPARTA, NJ – Girls lacrosse defeated Glen Rock on Wednesday 6-4, led by Uma Kowalski with three goals and an assist. She also won five draws at center field. Sparta got the game going with four goals in the first frame while holding Glen Rock scoreless. The Spartans netted one in the second ...
SPARTA, NJ – After a long meeting and an executive session that went to 11:30 p.m., the Sparta Planning Board issued a statement in a resolution: “Although the board is disappointed with the court’s decision and respectfully disagrees with the court’s decision, the board thinks and concludes ...
MOUNTAINSIDE, NJ - Excitement fills the air in Mountainside as Echo Lake Park transforms into a bustling Hollywood set for the filming of a Bob Dylan biopic movie. Starring Timothée Chalamet, the film promises to captivate audiences with the folk legend's story. Fans eagerly await Chalamet and ...
SPARTA, NJ – For the eighth consecutive year Sparta Township Council has proclaimed April “Donate Life Month.” At each meeting where the proclamation has been delivered, Kelly Bonventre, Assistant Director of Community Services has been there to accept on behalf of NJ Sharing Network. “It takes ...
Newark is renowned at this time of year for the annual burst of color in the North Ward at Branch Brook Park, where its cherry trees erupt in shades of pink and white, purple and red, magenta and mauve. But only two miles away in Newark's downtown, the tourist agency that works to promote the city ...
BALTIMORE, MD – The Sparta High School chess team had an excellent showing at the National High School Chess Championship taking home several titles. Sparta’s first undefeated champion, Brendan Wick won the U1200 with a seven-game undefeated streak, to take the title. Led by Imad Panjwani’s ...
SPARTA, NJ – The Sparta girls lacrosse lost a battle to Randolph on Monday 9-7. Uma Kowalski put seven in the net for the Spartans. Avan Capeci and Sophie Ku added the other two goals. Moira Sweeney earned an assist. Catherine Siipola won seven draws at center field. Sama Elhamouly ...
SPARTA, NJ - Charles Canzoniero has placed in the class of 2024 top ten students. He has not yet decided on where he plans to study, but he intends on majoring in mechanical or civil engineering. It was through Honors Robotics at Sparta High School that Canzoniero has discovered his passion.
TRENTON, NJ — Gov. Phil Murphy wants to pump nearly $1 billion more into New Jersey schools. The new spending would increase state aid to public schools by 5% over the current level and is meant to “fully fund” K-12 education to ensure that New Jersey children receive a top-notch ...
NEWTON, NJ – The Sussex County Commissioners issued a proclamation recognizing April 19, 2024 as “Wear Purple Day.” Commissioner Jack DeGroot read the proclamation with Lisa Lombardo and Nick Kapetanaki at the podium to accept on behalf of the Department of Health and Human Services. “Alcohol ...
MORRIS PLAINS, NJ – The Sparta High School baseball continued to have success on the road beating Parsippany Hills on Saturday 12-9. Braden Schappert was on the mound for four innings and the win. He threw 88 pitches with eight strikeouts, giving up two walks and 11 hits. Shane Hoover took the ...
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – The Sparta girls lacrosse team had a successful weekend on the road beating Columbia High School on Saturday 13-11 and Blair on Friday 15 -3. In the Columbia, Uma Kowalski put up six points. Moira Sweeney added five. Jordyn Kelly and Catherine Siipola each netted ...
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ – A 20-something in a hoodie is be-bop-bopping to the music, his head gently nodding to the bounce of the drums. A few tables over, a gray-haired gentleman polishing off his Pabst Blue Ribbon can’t take his eyes off the band. Nearby, a woman gives a hearty “Whoa!” at the ...
SPARTA, NJ – The Sparta Police Department announced a change to the traffic pattern on Route 15 North near North Village. The right lane is now a right turn only lane. New arrows have been painted on the road and new signs posted to alert drivers. “That intersection has seen the most ...
SPARTA, NJ – The vote to restrict short-term rentals in Sparta has been pushed back for two weeks. After hearing from residents and property owners with opinions representing all sides of the question over the course of three meetings, the township council voted 4-1 to table Ordinance ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – The Rutgers University Police Department is investigating after the Center for Islamic Life on College Avenue was burglarized as the world’s Muslims began the celebration of Eid, the ending of Ramadan. The center was broken into and “several items of value” were taken during a ...
SPARTA, NJ -The Sparta Superintendent Matthew Beck and Business Administrator Joanne Black presented the preliminary 2024-2025 budget. They are presenting a 2% levy increase, after a 5.8% increase for the current year. Expenditure increases are primarily contractual and ...
ROXBURY, NJ – Three young sisters from Roxbury are making names for themselves in snowboarding across the nation. The girls, Harper Beach, 13, Piper Beach, 12 and Keller Beach 10, compete in United States of America Snowboard and Freeski Association (USASA) events. The USASA is a ...
VERNON, NJ – The Sparta High School boys golf team beat Vernon on Wednesday at Great Gorge Golf Course 168-187. Sparta boys’ results: 2nd - Calvin Kirchner with a 39 3rd – Ryan Grycuk with a 41 4th – Gian Parker with a 43 5th – Jason Bischoff with a 45 6th – Ian Bellush with a 46 ...
NEWTON, NJ – The Sparta High School girls golf team added a win and a lost this week. They played Pope John at the Newton County Club losing 225 to 238. On Wednesday, the Spartans defeated Vernon on Wednesday at Great Gorge golf course 246- 254. Sparta girls’ results: 2nd – Erin Duthaler ...
SPARTA, NJ – The high school baseball team fell to Morris Knolls on Wednesday 9-5. The boys were in the battle, bringing it to a 5-5 tie in the sixth. The Golden Eagles’ bats got hot in the seventh when they brought four runs across the plate for the win. John Langeraap was on the hill for the ...
SPARTA, NJ - The high school boys tennis team took all five matches on Wednesday, playing on their home blue courts against Wallkill Valley. The match results: First Singles – Ian Yip 6-0, 6-0 Second Singles – Graham Mahoney 6-1, 6-2 Third Singles – Andrew Young 6-0, 6-1 First ...
SPARTA, NJ – Sparta High School photography student Kaitlyn Peterson went into her backyard on Monday and got a haunting image of the eclipse on Monday, April 8. “Even though it was cloudy, it was still pretty cool to be able to see and photograph the eclipse,” Peterson said. She said she ...
FREEHOLD, NJ - Energized by his narrow defeat in the 2021 gubernatorial election to incumbent Democrat Gov. Phil Murphy, GOP candidate Jack Ciattarelli announced his candidacy in the June, 2025 Primary election on Tuesday night, April 9 at the American Hotel on East Main Street. He becomes the ...
SPARTA, NJ – The planning board is faced with finding a quorum to comply with the ruling by Judge Stuart Minkowitz. On March 28 Minkowitz said eight members of the planning board must be removed from hearing the Diamond Chip Realty mega warehouse application. Minkowitz’s ruling stripped the ...
HOBOKEN, NJ - A new two-year contract for garbage collection in Hoboken is costing the City over $7.5 million, a 73 percent increase from the previous contract. Despite the price hike, services provided by Cali Carting will remain the same. According to officials, Hoboken, where garbage is ...
SPARTA, NJ – The planning board has a new member. At the township council meeting on Tuesday, April 9 Mayor Neill Clark announced the Mayor’s Designee, Nicholas Pompelio had resigned his seat that afternoon and Joan Furman will be taking the seat vacated by Pompelio. The resignation came ...
BAYONNE, NJ - Is Saint Andrew's church closing? Parishioners will have to wait to find out. While attendees at an April 4 meeting hoped to get some answers from church officials about the future of the church, they were told instead to submit their questions in writing and that they’d be ...
SPARTA, NJ - Surekha Selvaraj is a member of the Sparta High School Class of 2024. She is completing her high school career as one of the top ten students. To further her education, she plans to attend college to study mathematics and economics. Throughout her time at Sparta High School she ...
Essex County’s Branch Brook Park boasts 5,300 cherry blossom trees - more than the nation’s capital - and starting Saturday, April 6, it will celebrate with its 48th annual Cherry Blossom Festival. For the record, East Potomac Park, in Washington, D.C., has just 3,800 trees, according to the ...
